Lyrics
Verse 1
Sioshwi dhambi zangu, bila damu yake Yesu
Hapendezewi Mungu, bila damu yake Yesu
Chorus (Repeat x5)
Hakuna kabisa dawa ya makosa
Ya kututakasa, ila damu yake Yesu
Verse 2
La kunisafi sina, ila damu yake Yesu
Wala udhuru tena, ila damu yake Yesu
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 3
Sipati pataniswa, bila damu yake Yesu
Hukumu yanitisha, bila damu yake Yesu
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 4
Sipati tumaini, bila damu yake Yesu
Wema wala amani, bila damu yake Yesu
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 5
Yashinda ulimwengu, hiyo damu yake Yesu
Na kutufikisha juu, hiyo damu yake Yesu
Chorus (Repeat)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Hakuna Kabisa Dawa ya Makosa" ("There Is Absolutely No Cure for Wrongdoing") repeats a single, uncompromising claim throughout, that nothing besides the blood of Jesus can cleanse sin, please God, or provide reconciliation. That repeated exclusivity, ruling out every alternative remedy, frames the entire song around one specific, singular solution.
Its verses extend that claim across multiple needs, cleansing, excuse, reconciliation, hope, and peace, each explicitly denied apart from that same blood already named in the chorus. That structural repetition, need after need answered by the identical solution, builds a cumulative case for the blood's singular sufficiency rather than treating it as one remedy among several.
Sung in Swahili within East African worship tradition, the song functions as a doctrinal declaration about atonement, its closing verse describing that same blood as overcoming the world and lifting believers upward, extending its stated sufficiency from present cleansing into ultimate victory.
Related Scripture
- Hebrews 9:22 States that without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness, directly echoed in the song's central declaration.
- 1 John 1:7 Describes the blood of Jesus cleansing from all sin, directly echoed in the song's repeated claim about cleansing.